1. How can sharing customer demand data reduce the bullwhip effect?
2. How can Amazon implement single stage control of replenishment for its major products?
3. How does a shorter lead time benefit the supply chain profitability?
4. How can a manufacturer use truckloads for transportation but at the same time reduce the ordering lot size?
5. Observe the process of returning an item to Amazon in one of its return centers (e.g., in Whole Food). What ways are used to reduce the cost associated with handling the return?
6. When does your driver's license expire? How can it help leveling the demand at registry of motor vehicles for renewing driver's licenses?
7. What is turn-and-earn? How can it help total profitability in a supply chain?
8. How can flexible capacity prevent shortages in manufacturing?
9. Give ta least two ways promotions can be controlled to minimize information distortion.
10. Give at least three examples for how partnership between different stages of a supply chain results in a more efficient and responsive supply chain.